S.C. Code Ann. § 40-19-270 – Permit for funeral establishment; funeral services in private residence, church, or lodge; inspection of premises; residence of funeral director; application for permits; partnership or corporation operating funeral establishment

(A) No person shall conduct, maintain, manage, or operate a funeral establishment or crematory unless a permit for each establishment or crematory has been issued by the board and is displayed conspicuously in the funeral establishment or crematory. Funeral services held in a private residence, church, or lodge hall require no permit.
(B) The board or its inspector or agents may enter the offices or premises of a funeral establishment, funeral home, mortuary, branch funeral home, chapel, or crematory to inspect the premises or observe the training provided to apprentices. Acceptance of a permit constitutes permission for entry to the premises as provided in this section without legal process.
(C) No permit to operate a funeral establishment or crematory may be issued unless the funeral establishment or crematory has a person licensed as a funeral director who resides a reasonable distance from the establishment or crematory and is accessible at all times the establishment or crematory is open for any type of funeral business or activity. Upon the death, resignation, or incapacity of the manager of a funeral establishment or crematory, the board may issue a temporary permit to another person upon terms and conditions the board considers to be in the best interest of the community in which the establishment or crematory is located.
(D) An application for a funeral establishment permit or crematory permit must be made on forms furnished by the board and must be filed with the board before July second of each year accompanied by a fee established by the board in regulation. All permits expire on June thirtieth of each year.
(E) When more than one person proposes to engage in the operation of a funeral establishment or crematory as a partnership or a corporation, one of the partners or corporation officers must be a licensed funeral director and must be registered by the board as the manager of the funeral establishment or crematory. No partner or corporate officer shall hold himself out through advertising or otherwise as being a licensee unless the person is licensed in accordance with this chapter.